Kana asks you to wait

"Have you eaten?" you ask in an effort to break the uncomfortable silence.

"I have," Kana answers shyly.

"Would you like to bathe?" you ask, knowing that it's one of her favorite activity, soaking up in a hot bath after a long day work. "I've prepared it,"

"Have you taken yours?"

"I've," you reply

"Here?"

"Yes," While the answer would have been normal a few days ago, it now carries another meaning and implication. "Do you hate what happened?" you ask while gesturing to the two of you, "about us?"

"Not really. It's just that I've just remembered when I signed the form. Yuuhi was telling me that she would find a worthy man for me. I thought that it was her way of trying to console me since she married earlier than I,"

"Seems like it turned out different than we thought,"

"It is,"

"About that bath..."

"Yes?"